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Step 1: Login to Newton

Step 2: When there is not a network available, the MCS Launcher-Retry Connection window will display.

• Select Cancel Upgrade twice and then the Login window will open as usual.

Step 3: Login with your username and password. Then, select Work Offline.

Step 4: Under the Point-of-Sale ribbon click Start New Day or click Start Operating Day under the Checklist.

• Select an operating day from the calendar and click Ok.

• Click Start Meal (Breakfast or Lunch) in the Checklist and select an operating day from the calendar and click Ok.

Step 5: Select the Line Disks button.

•  By default, all lines are checked to be included. To create a line disk for one line, uncheck all other lines. Then, click Ok.

• Insert the external drive and click Ok. 

• Once the Line Disk has been successfully created, click Ok.

Option 1

• • To remove the external drive, locate the USB icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your computer screen. Placing the mouse over the icon should display the following message: Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media. Click on the icon.

• Select the correct external drive.

• You should receive a message in the bottom right-hand corner of the computer informing you it is now safe to remove the hardware. Remove the hardware from the computer. 

 Option 2

• From the Start Menu, locate and click on Computer.

• Locate and right-mouse click on the drive to remove. Then, select Eject. 

• You should receive a message in the bottom right-hand corner of the computer informing you it is now safe to remove the hardware. Remove the hardware from the computer. 

Step 7: Select the Main Machine button.

• Select a serving line and click Ok.

Step 8: Login and serve the meal.

• Toggle F1 to change Meal type
• Toggle F2 to change Menu
  • When working offline, the meal and menu will have to be manually selected.
• Login to Newton with your Username and Password. Then, click Ok.

• The Quit NewtonPOS window, click yes.

Step 10: In the End Batch window, enter cash and check amounts. When you are done, click Ok.

• If you are finished entering amounts, click Yes.

Step 11: If the network issues are not resolved, you may select Exit Point-Of Sale.

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Step 12: In the Meal Control Panel, click Stop Meal.

• In the End Lunch window, if you are done serving the meal and wish to stop, click Yes.

• Click Close to exit the Meal Control Panel.

Step 13: Finish the Day

Click Post Operating Day in the Checklist.

• In the Bank Deposit tab, enter cash amounts. If no cash was received, click No cash was allocated today.

• In the Daily Figures tab, enter attendance counts, review the transactions, and make necessary changes. Once you have reviewed the daily figures, click Reviewed in the top right-hand corner.

• Complete other tabs (Expenses & Revenue, Labor Hours, Misc Counts, POS Batches) as necessary. When you are done, click Save without Posting in the bottom left-hand corner.

Step 1: Under the Point-of-Sale tab, locate and click on Review Transactions.

Step 2: In the Edit/Review POS Batches window, highlight a batch from a previous day and click Toggle/Skip.

• After you have skipped all previous day transactions, click Close.

Step 4: The Cancel Operating Day window will appear asking if you are sure you want to cancel the operating day. Selecting Yes allows you to continue serving meals.

Confirm there is no operating day running in the bottom left of the screen. Once you have confirmed there is no operating day running, start a new operating day by following the steps above.